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United to bid Obie farewell

WITH reflections about his broadcasting prowess, devotion to constituents and commitment to the Progressive Liberal Party, the nation bade farewell to Obie Wilchcombe yesterday at a state funeral steeped in tradition, pomp and pageantry.

Man granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40k worth of cocaine

A MAN was granted $9,000 bail after allegedly being found with $40,000 worth of cocaine in his Stapledon Gardens home earlier this week.

Two men charged with possession of an unlicenced firearm granted $7k bail each

TWO men were granted bail after they were accused of having a loaded gun in their jeep outside a lounge on West Bay Street last week.

Adopted pit bulls returned to Humane Society of Grand Bahama after alleged mistreatment

TWO adopted pit bulls were returned to the Humane Society of Grand Bahama after allegedly being mistreated and subjected to cruel conditions.

Promotion exercise to be done before year’s end, says Police Commissioner

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said a promotion exercise for police officers would be completed before the end of the year.

Mitchell does not expect court decision to prevent Kenya officers deployment

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell does not believe a court’s decision in Kenya that prevents the country from deploying police officers to fight gangs in Haiti will be a long-term issue for the move to launch a multinational security mission to Haiti.

‘Files being assessed’ on police-involved killings to see if officers to be charged

PUBLIC Prosecutions Director Cordell Frazier said she is reviewing the Coroner's Court file of Deangelo Evans, a man police are accused of killing in 2020, to determine whether to charge the officers involved in his death with a crime.

Anxious mother tells of son stuck in Israel

A BAHAMIAN is stuck in Israel as deaths mount in the war between that country and Palestinian militants.

Bowleg: Repair of stadium likely Chinese govt funded

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the Chinese government would likely fund all Thomas A Robinson National Stadium repairs and employ Chinese workers to do the work.

Christie disagrees on PLP’s candidate restriction

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie disagrees with the Progressive Liberal Party’s purported restriction on who is eligible for a nomination in the upcoming by-election in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency.

Atlantis to seek new spot for seaplane operation

ATLANTIS will pursue an alternative location for its desired seaplane operations after residents repudiated their request to establish it in Montagu Bay.

PM: IMMIGRATION CHIEF HAS RETIRED – Davis says Ferguson left by choice - not through victimisation

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis broke his silence on recent leadership changes to the Department of Immigration yesterday, saying former acting Director of Immigration Keturah Ferguson willingly left her post and retired.

Baha Mar donates $100k to Red Cross to aid in replacing $80k of stolen equipment

BAHA MAR donated $100,000 to The Bahamas Red Cross yesterday after the non-profit organisation was robbed of $80,000 worth of equipment.

GB traffic accident sends two adults and a baby to hospital

Two adults and a baby were taken to the hospital following a serious traffic accident in the Bahamia area on Wednesday evening.

BNT executive Lynn Gape congratulated on National Heroes Award recognition

LEADING environmentalists are congratulating long-serving Bahamas National Trust (BNT) executive Lynn Gape for her steadfast commitment to conservation over many decades and praised the decision to bestow the Order of Excellence upon her as part of the 2023 National Heroes Awards.

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